1965–66 Regionalliga

Football league season

RegionalligaSeason| 1965–66

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Champions| FC St. Pauli

Hertha BSC Berlin

Fortuna Düsseldorf

FK Pirmasens

FC Schweinfurt 05
Promoted| Fortuna Düsseldorf

Rot-Weiß Essen
Relegated| SV Friedrichsort

Victoria Hamburg

SC Tegel

SC Gatow

Viktoria 89 Berlin

VfB Bottrop

STV Horst-Emscher

SC Ludwigshafen

BSC Oppau

TSC Zweibrücken

ESV Ingolstadt

SpVgg Weiden

VfR Pforzheim

← 1964–65

1966–67 →

Map of the five German Regionalligas from 1963 to 1974

The 1965–66 Regionalliga  was the third season of the Regionalliga, the second tier of the German football league system. The league operated in five regional divisions, Berlin, North, South, Southwest and West. The five league champions and four runners-up, the Regionalliga Berlin runners-up was not qualified, entered a promotion play-off to determine the two clubs to move up to the Bundesliga for the next season. The two promotion spots went to the Regionalliga West champions Fortuna Düsseldorf and runners-up Rot-Weiß Essen.

## Regionalliga Nord[edit]

The 1965–66 season saw two new clubs in the league, Bremer SV and Itzehoer SV, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | FC St. Pauli | 32  | 20  | 4  | 8  | 84  | 39  | +45  | 44  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Göttingen 05 | 32  | 20  | 3  | 9  | 65  | 32  | +33  | 43
3  | Holstein Kiel | 32  | 18  | 7  | 7  | 68  | 41  | +27  | 43  |
4  | TuS Bremerhaven 93 | 32  | 15  | 8  | 9  | 61  | 47  | +14  | 38
5  | VfB Lübeck | 32  | 12  | 12  | 8  | 44  | 35  | +9  | 36
6  | Arminia Hannover | 32  | 15  | 5  | 12  | 67  | 49  | +18  | 35
7  | VfL Osnabrück | 32  | 14  | 4  | 14  | 56  | 55  | +1  | 32
8  | VfL Wolfsburg | 32  | 15  | 2  | 15  | 55  | 55  | 0  | 32
9  | Concordia Hamburg | 32  | 13  | 6  | 13  | 49  | 52  | −3  | 32
10  | FC Altona 93 | 32  | 13  | 5  | 14  | 41  | 47  | −6  | 31
11  | ASV Bergedorf 85 | 32  | 13  | 4  | 15  | 56  | 65  | −9  | 30
12  | VfB Oldenburg | 32  | 10  | 10  | 12  | 58  | 69  | −11  | 30
13  | Bremer SV | 32  | 13  | 2  | 17  | 58  | 68  | −10  | 28
14  | Itzehoer SV | 32  | 11  | 6  | 15  | 58  | 60  | −2  | 28
15  | VfV Hildesheim | 32  | 8  | 9  | 15  | 35  | 54  | −19  | 25
16  | SV Friedrichsort (R) | 32  | 9  | 4  | 19  | 45  | 74  | −29  | 22  | Relegation to Amateurliga
17  | Victoria Hamburg (R) | 32  | 4  | 7  | 21  | 36  | 84  | −48  | 15

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Regionalliga Berlin[edit]

The 1965–66 season saw seven new clubs in the league, 1\. FC Neukölln, VfB Hermsdorf, Lichterfelder SU, SC Tegel, SC Gatow and SC Staaken, all promoted from the Amateurliga as the Regionalliga had been expanded from 10 to 16 clubs, while Hertha BSC Berlin had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation

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1  | Hertha BSC Berlin | 30  | 29  | 0  | 1  | 136  | 25  | +111  | 58  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 30  | 21  | 2  | 7  | 108  | 50  | +58  | 44  |
3  | Spandauer SV | 30  | 18  | 6  | 6  | 88  | 53  | +35  | 42
4  | Wacker 04 Berlin | 30  | 16  | 4  | 10  | 77  | 52  | +25  | 36
5  | Hertha Zehlendorf | 30  | 16  | 3  | 11  | 53  | 43  | +10  | 35
6  | SC Staaken | 30  | 14  | 6  | 10  | 54  | 47  | +7  | 34
7  | BFC Südring Berlin | 30  | 10  | 8  | 12  | 49  | 53  | −4  | 28
8  | 1\. FC Neukölln | 30  | 11  | 6  | 13  | 51  | 62  | −11  | 28
9  | Berliner SV 92 | 30  | 13  | 1  | 16  | 49  | 65  | −16  | 27
10  | Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin | 30  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 50  | 58  | −8  | 25
11  | Reinickendorfer Füchse | 30  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 50  | 70  | −20  | 25
12  | VfB Hermsdorf | 30  | 10  | 4  | 16  | 61  | 75  | −14  | 24
13  | Lichterfelder SU | 30  | 9  | 5  | 16  | 34  | 82  | −48  | 23
14  | SC Tegel (R) | 30  | 8  | 6  | 16  | 34  | 76  | −42  | 22  | Relegation to Amateurliga
15  | SC Gatow (R) | 30  | 7  | 5  | 18  | 36  | 60  | −24  | 19
16  | Viktoria 89 Berlin (R) | 30  | 3  | 4  | 23  | 34  | 93  | −59  | 10

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Regionalliga West[edit]

The 1965–66 season saw two new clubs in the league, VfL Bochum and VfB Bottrop, both promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

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1  | Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) | 34  | 26  | 6  | 2  | 79  | 22  | +57  | 58  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Rot-Weiß Essen (P) | 34  | 23  | 7  | 4  | 74  | 31  | +43  | 53
3  | Alemannia Aachen | 34  | 24  | 3  | 7  | 97  | 40  | +57  | 51  |
4  | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 34  | 16  | 5  | 13  | 61  | 46  | +15  | 37
5  | Wuppertaler SV | 34  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 49  | 43  | +6  | 37
6  | Preußen Münster | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 55  | 47  | +8  | 34
7  | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 47  | 47  | 0  | 34
8  | Sportfreunde Hamborn | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 44  | 46  | −2  | 34
9  | Viktoria Köln | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 51  | 59  | −8  | 34
10  | Arminia Bielefeld | 34  | 13  | 6  | 15  | 60  | 58  | +2  | 32
11  | Eintracht Duisburg | 34  | 11  | 8  | 15  | 47  | 53  | −6  | 30
12  | VfL Bochum | 34  | 12  | 6  | 16  | 46  | 66  | −20  | 30
13  | TSV Marl-Hüls | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 47  | 58  | −11  | 29
14  | Bayer Leverkusen | 34  | 9  | 8  | 17  | 49  | 75  | −26  | 26
15  | Westfalia Herne | 34  | 8  | 10  | 16  | 39  | 66  | −27  | 26
16  | Eintracht Gelsenkirchen | 34  | 7  | 12  | 15  | 36  | 67  | −31  | 26
17  | VfB Bottrop (R) | 34  | 8  | 8  | 18  | 47  | 68  | −21  | 24  | Relegation to Amateurliga
18  | STV Horst-Emscher (R) | 34  | 6  | 5  | 23  | 42  | 78  | −36  | 17

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

## Regionalliga Südwest[edit]

The 1965–66 season saw one new club in the league, SV Alsenborn, promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

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1  | FK Pirmasens | 30  | 17  | 7  | 6  | 62  | 31  | +31  | 41  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | 1\. FC Saarbrücken | 30  | 18  | 4  | 8  | 89  | 40  | +49  | 40
3  | FSV Mainz 05 | 30  | 16  | 6  | 8  | 66  | 39  | +27  | 38  |
4  | TuS Neuendorf | 30  | 18  | 2  | 10  | 81  | 62  | +19  | 38
5  | Wormatia Worms | 30  | 14  | 4  | 12  | 52  | 41  | +11  | 32
6  | Saar 05 Saarbrücken | 30  | 12  | 8  | 10  | 44  | 39  | +5  | 32
7  | VfR Frankenthal | 30  | 12  | 7  | 11  | 55  | 50  | +5  | 31
8  | Röchling Völklingen | 30  | 13  | 5  | 12  | 52  | 58  | −6  | 31
9  | SV Alsenborn | 30  | 11  | 8  | 11  | 57  | 55  | +2  | 30
10  | SpVgg Weisenau | 30  | 13  | 2  | 15  | 61  | 66  | −5  | 28
11  | Südwest Ludwigshafen | 30  | 10  | 7  | 13  | 46  | 50  | −4  | 27
12  | Phönix Bellheim | 30  | 11  | 4  | 15  | 36  | 60  | −24  | 26
13  | Eintracht Trier | 30  | 9  | 7  | 14  | 44  | 49  | −5  | 25
14  | SC Ludwigshafen (R) | 30  | 9  | 4  | 17  | 43  | 61  | −18  | 22  | Relegation to Amateurliga
15  | BSC Oppau (R) | 30  | 9  | 3  | 18  | 37  | 84  | −47  | 21
16  | TSC Zweibrücken (R) | 30  | 7  | 4  | 19  | 41  | 81  | −40  | 18

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Regionalliga Süd[edit]

The 1965–66 season saw three new clubs in the league, Opel Rüsselsheim, VfR Pforzheim and SpVgg Weiden, all promoted from the Amateurliga, while no club had been relegated from the Bundesliga to the league.

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1  | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 34  | 22  | 5  | 7  | 74  | 39  | +35  | 49  | Qualification to promotion playoffs
2  | Kickers Offenbach | 34  | 20  | 8  | 6  | 78  | 48  | +30  | 48
3  | SV Waldhof Mannheim | 34  | 18  | 3  | 13  | 78  | 60  | +18  | 39  |
4  | SpVgg Fürth | 34  | 16  | 6  | 12  | 70  | 52  | +18  | 38
5  | Stuttgarter Kickers | 34  | 14  | 9  | 11  | 65  | 52  | +13  | 37
6  | KSV Hessen Kassel | 34  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 70  | 62  | +8  | 36
7  | 1\. FC Pforzheim | 34  | 13  | 10  | 11  | 48  | 46  | +2  | 36
8  | SSV Reutlingen | 34  | 14  | 6  | 14  | 60  | 50  | +10  | 34
9  | FC Bayern Hof | 34  | 12  | 10  | 12  | 71  | 63  | +8  | 34
10  | Opel Rüsselsheim | 34  | 13  | 8  | 13  | 58  | 61  | −3  | 34
11  | Schwaben Augsburg | 34  | 13  | 7  | 14  | 66  | 62  | +4  | 33
12  | VfR Mannheim | 34  | 10  | 13  | 11  | 55  | 60  | −5  | 33
13  | SV Darmstadt 98 | 34  | 14  | 5  | 15  | 54  | 71  | −17  | 33
14  | FSV Frankfurt | 34  | 14  | 4  | 16  | 61  | 76  | −15  | 32
15  | Freiburger FC | 34  | 11  | 7  | 16  | 55  | 59  | −4  | 29
16  | ESV Ingolstadt (R) | 34  | 12  | 5  | 17  | 63  | 75  | −12  | 29  | Relegation to Amateurliga
17  | SpVgg Weiden (R) | 34  | 10  | 7  | 17  | 51  | 64  | −13  | 27
18  | VfR Pforzheim (R) | 34  | 4  | 3  | 27  | 45  | 122  | −77  | 11

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(R) Relegated

## Bundesliga promotion round[edit]

### Qualifying[edit]

The runners-up of the Regionalliga Nord and Regionalliga Südwest played a two-leg decider to determine which team qualified for the group stage, which 1\. FC Saarbrücken won on aggregate.[1]

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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1\. FC Saarbrücken (SW) | 7–0  | SC Göttingen 05 (N) | 4–0  | 3–0

### Group 1[edit]

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1  | Fortuna Düsseldorf (P) | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 17  | 8  | +9  | 8  | Promotion to Bundesliga
2  | FK Pirmasens | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 8  |
3  | Hertha BSC Berlin | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 5
4  | Kickers Offenbach | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 13  | −8  | 3

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted

### Group 2[edit]

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1  | Rot-Weiß Essen (P) | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 8  | Promotion to Bundesliga
2  | FC St.Pauli | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 8  |
3  | 1\. FC Saarbrücken | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 12  | 11  | +1  | 5
4  | FC Schweinfurt 05 | 6  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 6  | 13  | −7  | 3

Source: Fussballdaten.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(P) Promoted

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Die Spiele der Qualifikation der Aufstiegsrunde in die Bundesliga 1965/1966" [The games of the qualifying round to the promotion round to the Bundesliga 1965–66] (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.

### Sources[edit]

* 30 Jahre Bundesliga (in German) 30th anniversary special, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1993
* kicker-Almanach 1990 (in German) Yearbook of German football, publisher: kicker Sportmagazin, published: 1989, ISBN 3-7679-0297-4
* DSFS Liga-Chronik seit 1945 (in German) publisher: DSFS, published: 2005

## External links[edit]

* Regionalliga on the official DFB website (in German)
* kicker (in German)
* Das Deutsche Fussball Archiv (in German) Historic German league tables

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